Best "father" Movies of All Time

246 movies found (page 1/9):

The Nun(2018)

2.9/5 (with 2,818 votes)

When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in “The Conjuring 2” as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.

Directed by Corin Hardy - With Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir, Charlotte Hope, Ingrid Bisu, Jonas Bloquet

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Jeepers Creepers 2(2003)

1h 44min | Horror

3.1/5 (with 745 votes)

When their bus is crippled on the side of a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discover an opponent they cannot defeat – and may not survive. Staring hungrily at them through the school bus windows, The Creeper returns again and again. But when the teammates discover that it’s selective about whom it attacks, it will test their ability to stick together – as the insatiable menace tries to tear them apart!

Directed by Victor Salva - With Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck, Eric Nenninger, Nicki Aycox, Marieh Delfino, Diane Delano, ...

The Croods(2013)

| 1h 38min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Action

3.5/5 (with 3,195 votes)

The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.

Directed by Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders

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Epic(2013)

| 1h 42min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy

3.2/5 (with 1,227 votes)

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.

Directed by Chris Wedge - With Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell, Beyoncé, Josh Hutcherson, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, ...

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Commando(1985)

| 1h 30min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

3.3/5 (with 1,208 votes)

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.

Directed by Mark L. Lester - With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano, ...

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Evan Almighty(2007)

| 1h 36min | Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family

2.8/5 (with 1,941 votes)

Junior congressman Evan Baxter, whose wish is to "change the world" is heard by none other than God. When God appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, Evan is sure he is losing it.

Directed by Tom Shadyac - With Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes, John Michael Higgins, ...

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Traffic(2000)

| 2h 27min | Thriller, Drama, Crime

3.5/5 (with 941 votes)

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh - With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro, Dennis Quaid, Don Cheadle, Tomas Milian, ...

There Will Be Blood(2007)

| 2h 38min | Drama

4.0/5 (with 3,036 votes)

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson - With Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Meskimen, Russell Harvard, ...

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Daddy's Home(2015)

12A

| 1h 36min | Comedy

3.1/5 (with 1,421 votes)

The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids.

Directed by Sean Anders - With Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Bobby Cannavale, Hannibal Buress, ...

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The Hunt(2012)

| 1h 56min | Drama

4.0/5 (with 1,756 votes)

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg - With Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Alexandra Rapaport, Susse Wold, Lars Ranthe, Anne Louise Hassing, ...

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Sweet Girl(2021)

1h 36min | Action, Thriller, Drama

3.4/5 (with 520 votes)

A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.

Directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza - With Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Amy Brenneman, Adria Arjona, Justin Bartha, ...

Ma mère(2004)

1h 50min | Drama

2.3/5 (with 57 votes)

After his father's death, a young man is introduced to a world of hedonism and depravity by his amoral mother.

Directed by Christophe Honoré - With Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Dominique Reymond, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss, Olivier Rabourdin, ...

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The Son of Bigfoot(2017)

| 1h 32min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy

3.3/5 (with 207 votes)

Teenage outsider Adam sets out on an epic and daring quest to uncover the mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find out that he is none other than the legendary Bigfoot! He has been hiding deep in the forest for years to protect himself and his family from HairCo., a giant corporation eager to run scientific experiments with his special DNA. As father and son start making up for lost time after the boy's initial disbelief, Adam soon discovers that he too is gifted with superpowers beyond his imagination. But little do they know, HairCo. is on their tail as Adam's traces have led them to Bigfoot!

Directed by Ben Stassen, Jeremy Degruson

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Fences(2016)

12A

| 2h 19min | Drama

3.4/5 (with 1,196 votes)

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

Directed by Denzel Washington - With Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo, ...

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Daddy Day Care(2003)

| 1h 32min | Comedy, Kids & Family

3.0/5 (with 942 votes)

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

Directed by Steve Carr - With Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Anjelica Huston, Lacey Chabert, ...

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Home Alone 4(2002)

1h 24min | Comedy, Kids & Family, TV Movie

2.3/5 (with 543 votes)

Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants, one of the villains from the first two movies, partners up with a new criminal named Vera to hit Natalie's mansion.

Directed by Rod Daniel - With Mike Weinberg, Jason Beghe, Clare Carey, Erick Avari, Missi Pyle, Joanna Going, ...

Courageous(2011)

2h 9min | Drama

3.8/5 (with 149 votes)

Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?

Directed by Alex Kendrick - With Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies, Alex Kendrick, Patrick N. Millsaps, Jessa Duggar, ...

King Richard(2021)

| 2h 18min | Drama, History

3.9/5 (with 950 votes)

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green - With Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Saniyya Sidney, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal, Dylan McDermott, ...

Poison Ivy(1992)

1h 28min | Thriller, Drama

2.7/5 (with 146 votes)

A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.

Directed by Katt Shea - With Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd, Leonardo DiCaprio, Time Winters, ...

Ken Park(2002)

1h 37min | Drama

2.9/5 (with 220 votes)

Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother. Peaches looks after her devoutly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim.

Directed by Larry Clark, Edward Lachman - With Maeve Quinlan, Wade Williams, Amanda Plummer, Harrison Young, Tiffany Limos, James Ransone, ...

Cheaper by the Dozen 2(2005)

| 1h 34min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure

3.1/5 (with 897 votes)

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children, headed by Eugene Levy,.

Directed by Adam Shankman - With Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Hilary Duff, ...

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Like Stars on Earth(2007)

| 2h 45min | Drama

4.0/5 (with 477 votes)

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

Directed by Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte, Ram Madhvani - With Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Sachet Engineer, Tanay Chheda, ...

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Inheritance(2020)

1h 50min | Thriller

3.1/5 (with 239 votes)

The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.

Directed by Vaughn Stein - With Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Chace Crawford, Connie Nielsen, Patrick Warburton, Michael Beach, ...

After Yang(2021)

1h 41min | Science Fiction, Drama

3.2/5 (with 160 votes)

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

Directed by Kogonada - With Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Justin H. Min, Ritchie Coster, Sarita Choudhury, ...

A Family Man(2017)

1h 48min | Drama

3.4/5 (with 222 votes)

Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When Dane's boss announces his retirement, he pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equally driven but polar-opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control over the company.

Directed by Mark Williams - With Willem Dafoe, Gerard Butler, Gretchen Mol, Alison Brie, Alfred Molina, Maxwell Jenkins, ...

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Winter's Bone(2010)

| 1h 41min | Drama, Mystery

3.4/5 (with 769 votes)

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

Directed by Debra Granik - With Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey, Tate Taylor, Sheryl Lee, ...

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Frequency(2000)

| 1h 58min | Science Fiction, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 735 votes)

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.

Directed by Gregory Hoblit - With Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell, Noah Emmerich, Shawn Doyle, ...

The Disappearance of Alice Creed(2009)

| 1h 40min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 240 votes)

A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.

Directed by J Blakeson - With Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan

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